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Peavey Foundation vs. Fury

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raymos24

Aug 15, 2010
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#1
Hey guys, I am new to the forum and I want to pick up the bass as my first instrument. Now I have a friend who is selling me a bass and he is giving me a choice between a Peavey Fury from 1994 and the other is a Peavey Foundation (year not known). They are both 4 string and would both be the same price. Which one would you guys go with. The only problem is with the Fury and it has a couple spot of discoloration on the back of the bass. I will add a picture. So which 1? :D

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#6
if that pic is accurate, i would guess the foundation is late 80's, very early '90s.

the foundation is probably worth twice (three times to peavey fans) what the fury is. as long as those super ferrite pickups are wired to factory specs, it should give you as much range as a J bass (which it essentially is) with the added peavey growl.

i always keep my vol pots wide open, adjust the sound at the amp / board, and then use the neck volume to change the tone as needed.
 
#7
The fury is also older. Probably '84 to '87 after which they switched to a p-style pickup. Also be aware that while it is a Supperferrite, the pickup of the Fury has twice the magnet sitting under the pickguard compared to a Foundation pickup. I am a Foundation fan, but the Fury is a completely different bass and not directly comparable(Sort of like the J vs. P battle). If you can do it get both, neither will disappoint.

Also, the Foundation is probably about an '84 as it still has the lightning P knobs.
 
#19
tk421 said:
jump on it, even if the neck looks horrible!

i have yet to meet a USA peavey that the right strings and a 5/16 wrench could not get in line.

fwiw, my 93 peavey really likes 40-100 blue steels, or roto 77 flats.
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have to second that the right strings and truss rod adjustment should make it a really nice bass. You can't go wrong for $80 and buying a set of strings for $25 and getting it professionally setup still makes it a bargain and also really playable.
For an amp, keep an eye out on in the classifieds and read the posts in the amp section on what you are finding. I like the Ashdown 180-12 for an affordable combo that you can not only practice but also play with friends.
 
#20
I may be wrong (MNAirhead you can probably clear this up for me), but isn't that first picture a T-20?

Back on topic: for an amp you might want to consider one of the small combo amps from Acoustic (that's the name of the company). They're really affordable and sound really good IMO, and with the exception of the very smallest one (B20 I think it's called) have enough power to hang tough when playing with a band.
 

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